Socio-Psychological Adaptation in Connection with Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits in Adolescent Girls

Abstract

The study is devoted to studying the relationship between socio-psychological adaptation with emotional intelligence (EI) and personality traits in girls of early and late adolescence. For empirical measurements, the socio-psychological adaptation questionnaire by K. Rogers and R. Diamond, the EI diagnostic method by N. Hall, and the Big Five questionnaire by R. McCrae and P. Costa were used. According to the results of the study of socio-psychological adaptation, it was found that both in early and late adolescence, adaptation in general and self-acceptance in particular are above average, acceptance of others, emotional comfort, dominance, and escapism are average. Self-motivation, empathy, and overall emotional intelligence are presented in late adolescence by a third higher than in early adolescence. Recognition of other people's emotions in late adolescent girls is developed at an average level, and in early adolescent girls at a low level. According to the correlation analysis, adaptation in adolescent girls is associated with emotional intelligence. In early adolescence, adaptability and its components of self-acceptance, acceptance of others, and dominance correlate with all aspects of EI. Internal control is associated with self-motivation and emotional awareness, emotional comfort - additionally with empathy and recognition of other people's emotions. In adolescent girls, adaptability in general and its aspects are mainly associated with such personality traits as openness to new experiences and conscientiousness. In early adolescence, adaptability in general, internal control, and dominance correlate with both traits, only with openness to new experiences - self-acceptance and emotional comfort. In late adolescence, adaptability in general, self-acceptance and dominance correlate with both traits, only with conscientiousness – internal control, only with openness to new experience – emotional comfort. In early adolescence, the desire to dominate is balanced by a connection with benevolence. At both age subperiods, escapism is associated with neuroticism, and emotional comfort with extraversion. The results of the correlation analysis indicate that in adolescent girls, adaptability, emotional intelligence and personality traits are closely related, with correlations having their own specificity in early and late adolescence.